Yohji Yamamoto Retrospective in London

The V&A is gearing up for a grand retrospective of the life and work of Yohji Yamamoto, set to open on March 12, 2011. Spanning 30 years, the installation-based exhibition will feature some 80 garments. In conjunction with the show, the V&A will publish Yohji Yamamoto edited by Curator of...

Yohji Yamamoto seems to be all over London at the moment. While at the Victoria and Albert museum a massive retrospective is on show, in a smaller and more intimate location in the Southe East of the city we can find an astonishing installation of a single dress by Yamamoto.
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Yohji Yamamoto in retrospect
Lottie Johansson
Last Updated: Mar 27, 2011
Often described as the designer's designer, Yohji Yamamoto has been making waves on the international fashion circuit for more than 30 years: an important enough figure to warrant a major retrospective exhibition at...

The Fashion Space Gallery of the London College of Fashion is displaying a Yohji Yamamoto exhibition until 10 July 2011. The retrospective is organised in collaboration with Yohji Yamamoto company and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
On display are ideas of process, inspiration and journey in...

Following Yamamoto's previous solo exhibitions in Florence Correspondences (2005), Paris Juste des Vêtements (2005) and Antwerp Dream Shop (2006), this UK retrospective will exhibit items from his menswear collections for the first time.
Yohji Yamamoto was born in Tokyo in 1943 and studied...

To coincide with the retrospective exhibition of Yohji Yamamoto's work at London's Victoria and Albert museum (12 March-10 July 2011),SHOWstudio.com showcases a unique discussion between three
collaborators who helped shape the visual identity of Yamamoto in the1980s, alongside an interview...

Yohji Yamamoto has long been a much-loved designer in all of the fashion capitals ever since his Fashion Week debut in the beginning of the 1980s, a decadent and exciting time for fashion. Since then he has consistently pushed the boundaries of avant-garde and created collection upon...

To celebrate the V&A's current Yohji Yamamoto retrospective, the V&A will stage two events exploring the influential Japanese designer's work and offer the chance for visitors to take part in a live casting from which couples will be selected to model at the V&A's Yamamoto catwalk show.
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In 1981, Yohji Yamamoto presented his first Yohji Yamamoto collection in Paris and now 30 years on a stunning retrospective of his work is due to be displayed all across London to celebrate this influential, subversive Japanese designer.
An installation based exhibition will take place from...

Sleeveless white felt dress with large collar, Autumn/Winter 1996-7
On view through July 10, 2011 at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, Yohji Yamamoto is a retrospective of the visionary Japanese designer's works from throughout his forty-year career. Yamamoto rose to fame in the early...